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20 pp.
| Kar-Ben |
October, 2021 |
TradeISBN 978-1-7284-0344-1$7.99
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An eight-night holiday lends itself to counting books, and this one adds in colors as well as Hanukkah activities. Badger plays dreidel and lights two orange Hanukkah candles; reads the story of the Maccabees and lights five blue candles; and so forth. The reassuringly predictable text provides an introduction to the holiday, and the cut-paper illustrations have just enough details to keep young viewers engaged: varied textures, carefully lettered dreidels, even tributes to Badger's bird companion. A just-right board book for the youngest Hanukkah celebrants.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2021